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Read. Follow. Verify.California AB 1009 allows occupational and physical therapists to qualify for administrative services credentials
Record date · October 11, 2025
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to use their professional licenses to meet credential requirements for school administrative services. It also increases the required professional experience for these administrative credentials from three to five years, while allowing school districts to request a waiver of up to two years of that experience.
The bill expands the pool of professionals eligible for school leadership roles while simultaneously raising the minimum experience threshold for all candidates, impacting how school districts staff administrative positions.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Occupational therapists
They may now use their professional licenses to qualify for administrative services credentials.
Physical therapists
They may now use their professional licenses to qualify for administrative services credentials.
School districts
They are authorized to request waivers for up to 2 years of the required experience for administrative candidates.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the Assembly.
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Dependency on AB 959
The bill contains a specific contingency clause that links its final text to the enactment of AB 959, indicating a coordinated legislative effort regarding Education Code Section 44270.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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